Dundee United and Celtic fans are separated on the terraces by police officers with dogs in 1975.
A treasure trove of unseen photographs of Dundee United’s Tannadice Park has been unearthed – and is set to be published in two new books on Scottish football stadiums in the black and white era.
Author Steve Finan has spent the past four years immersed in photo archives searching for never-before-published material.
Steve Finan’s latest books will be a treat for fans of Dundee United and Scottish football.
Shots of fans huddled on the terraces in the 1950s, images of the steep north terracing under construction in the 1960s and action shots from Tannadice of the 1970s and ’80s mingle in a pair of books that will delight any Scottish football fan.
Courier Sport has pulled together a selection of Tannadice shots from the books, which are available to order now.
Dundee United fans huddle on the north side of Tannadice (now the George Fox Stand) in 1957.
The old changing pavilion in the south east corner of Tannadice was build in 1909 and survived until 1961, when it was pictured here shortly before its demolition to make way for the new Main Stand, now known as the Jerry Kerr Stand.
Building works to extend the north terracing were well underway by July 1961, when this picture captured its famously steep gradient.
Ground works underway at Tannadice in 1963 did not appear to prevent half of the pitch being used for training purposes.
This shot from behind the goal at the Shed End of Tannadice shows Dundee United in action against Barcelona in 1966. The cantilevered roof of the Main Stand can just be made out at the far right of the image.
Action from United’s clash with Juventus in 1967 is watched by a packed out north terrace at Tannadice, showing the need for its extension.
Walter Smith is spoken to by the referee during a game against Celtic at a snow-covered Tannadice in 1973.
Police officers with dogs stand on Tannadice’s north terrace between fans of United and Celtic in 1975.
Attendees at Tannadice in 1979 were expected to cough up for the privilege – but prices were nothing on today.
Tannadice pictured from the Shed in 1983, the year Dundee United won the Premier Division title under Jim McLean.
As a special offer to Courier readers, you can get 15% off all Steve Finan’s books by entering the code: SPORT15 at the checkout of DCT Media’s online shop until November 14.
